Ambassadors from Germany, the European Union, Australia and Italy met at the NDTV World Summit 2026 to discuss India’s global role. They talked about trade, defence and the Indo-Pacific region. As the world faces many strains, the panel showed how India uses its strategic autonomy to help with global peacemaking efforts.
As the transatlantic order faces growing strains over Russia, China, trade tariffs and the war in West Asia, where does India stand in a rapidly changing global landscape? At the NDTV World Summit 2026, ambassadors from Germany, the European Union, Australia and Italy discuss India's strategic autonomy, the proposed India-EU free trade agreement, defence cooperation, supply-chain resilience and the future of the Indo-Pacific. The panel also examines the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Europe's support for Ukraine and India's growing role in global diplomacy and peacemaking.